Abstract
The measurement of the absolute neutron yield produced in inertial confinement fusion target experiments conducted on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is essential in benchmarking progress towards the goal of achieving ignition on this facility. This paper describes three independent diagnostic techniques that have been developed to make accurate and precise DT neutron yield measurements on the NIF.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONThe paper will discuss a standard weighted least-squares procedure of combining the measured yields and associated errors of each technique into a final yield and best-estimated error
Three diagnostic systems have been developed to perform measurements of the absolute DT primary neutron yield on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)
The measurement of the absolute neutron yield produced in inertial confinement fusion target experiments conducted on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is essential in benchmarking progress towards the goal of achieving ignition on this facility
Summary
The paper will discuss a standard weighted least-squares procedure of combining the measured yields and associated errors of each technique into a final yield and best-estimated error This procedure is an adaptation of the procedure used in particle physics to combine measurements and associated errors from a number of different experiments into a best-estimated value and corresponding error.
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